Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 48
Sanskrit:
तेजोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्चक्षुरुच्यते ।अम्भोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तद्रसनं विदु: ।भूमेर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य स घ्राण उच्यते ॥ ४८ ॥
ITRANS:
tejo-guṇa-viśeṣo ’rthoyasya tac cakṣur ucyateambho-guṇa-viśeṣo ’rthoyasya tad rasanaṁ viduḥbhūmer guṇa-viśeṣo ’rthoyasya sa ghrāṇa ucyate
Translation:
The sense whose object of perception is form, the distinctive characteristic of fire, is the sense of sight. The sense whose object of perception is taste, the distinctive characteristic of water, is known as the sense of taste. Finally, the sense whose object of perception is odor, the distinctive characteristic of earth, is called the sense of smell.